The Velvet Teen

Hey all.

Woke up at 5 this morning. Could have slept but didn't really feel like it. Came back at 2am yesterday. Didn't watch any movie at all. Almost all sold out. Would have to go for a 3 movie marathon next week. Baybeats was fantastic. The atmosphere is something that I have not experienced in a long while. Just looking on at the bands on stage and hearing them play gives me goosepimples. What more if I was playing? Only caught 2 and a half bands. Furniture, Plain Sunset and The Velvet Teen. Furniture are their plain old self albeit with a new line-up. Truth be told, their turning towards pop. Plain Sunset was great. A cornerstone of music in Singapore. But, The Velvet Teen, a band from the US, was the highlight of the night. They totally blew me away. They're a 3 piece band; drums, bass, guitar/vocal/laptop. However, they sounded so beautiful and tight and the music was just really beautiful. I couldn't believe it. I was rooted to the spot. Entranced. Went to the booth to buy their albums but the newest one was sold out, so had to settle for their earlier album. Really beautiful music by them. Also bought an album by Thom Yorke, frontman of Radiohead. Anyway, listening to The Velvet Teen now, not that nice. Really think it was the second album that they were playing on stage. http://www.myspace.com/thevelvetteen . Guys go to the link and listen, especially Tokyoto. It's damn nice. Ah, train of thought lost.